[Netherlands] VU refuses to treat 250 transgenders
Since December, around 250 transgender people considering undergoing gender reassignment surgery have gone to the VU medical center in Amsterdam for treatment. This comes from a letter to Minister Edith Schippers of Public Health by the Netherlands Care Authority (NZa) on Thursday.

[Malta] Next step is Gender Identity Bill, says Minister Dalli
Speaking to the Fifth European Council on Transgender issues, which is meeting in Budapest, Minister Helena Dalli announced that following the Civil Union bill and the bill that amended the Constitution against any type of sexual discrimination, the next step is a Gender Identity Bill, which is still being studied by the Consultative Council of LGBTI .

[Saudi Arabia] Transgender surgery procedure set forth
The Ministry of Health will determine which transgender patients are eligible for gender reassignment surgery (GRS), said a recent ministry circular.

[India] 'Others' make heads turn at beauty contest
It had lights, camera, music, glamourous participants, a packed open air auditorium - everything that one expects of a fashion show and beauty contest, yet it was a show with a difference. The 18 beautiful participants from all over India, who walked the ramp on a glittery Friday night in the city, were all members of the 'Others' community.

[Vietnam] Transgenders seek black market sex changes amid Vietnam ban
Tram Anh is closer than ever to realizing his dream of becoming a woman.
After over a year of female hormone injections, his muscles have loosened, his skin has whitened and his facial hair has stopped growing. But the 21-year-old Hanoian says each injection is a terrible experience.

[New Zealand] New Zealand trans teen makes history in beauty pageant
A New Zealand trans teen made history when she became the first trans competitor in a national beauty pageant.
Amy Brosnahan almost wasn’t allowed to compete in the Battle of the Babes, but took the case to the Human Rights Commission and competed in the national finals

[FL, USA] Attackers record beating of man dressed like woman in Daytona Beach
Channel 9 spoke to a Daytona Beach man who said he was brutally attacked at a gas station because he was dressed like a woman.
The victim, William Jackson, said he wants the men responsible arrested, but also wants the beating to get attention because he doesn't want others like him to become victims.

[PA, USA] City settles trans case for $382k
City officials have agreed to pay $382,500 to settle the federal antibias lawsuit filed by transgender city worker Bobbie E. Burnett.
The settlement was reached April 29, after the involvement of U.S. Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge.